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February 2023
It's Valentine's Day, so of course we want to talk about the best and worst love stories of all time!
(Due to technical difficulties, this episode slated for Valentine's Day is appearing after the fact. Our apologies for the diminished sound quality.)
What should we expect of titles? What do (and don’t) they tell us? (Believe to See Podcast).
Join Mandy as she talks with Amanda about how we might “reclaim the holidays for [our] heart’s formation and the glory of God”.
Christina dives deep into the real meaning of Halloween. It’s not what you think.
Taylor Swift is the most popular musician since the Beatles. And Matt doesn’t understand. So he sits down with a thoughtful fan to see if she can show him the ways of the Swifties.
Matt and Mandy interview fellow Anselm Guild member Jacoby Elliott, who is a musician, writer, and visual artist.
Mandy interviews poet, playwright, and critic Jane Scharl to discuss poetry.
Matt has never been able to get into Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel Dune or the film adaptations. So he brings Brian Brown and Peter Houk to the digital pub table to convince him of the merit of Dune.
Matt interviews Jody Collins about poetry and why people should like poetry and it shouldn't be so hard to do so.
Matt interviews short-story author KC Ireton, discussing KC's work and journey as an author.
Matt interviews Rachel Shinnick, author of YA Fiction novel Moon Thief, discussing what led Rachel to writing her first novel, how she saw God working in the process, and the various trials of getting published for the first time.
Matt interviews author Sylvie Vanhoozer.
What makes a good literature remix? What makes a bad one? And what is it about some classic stories that compel us to keep remixing and retelling them over and over?
Matt, Mandy, and Christina discuss Disney movie live-action reboots and whether any (or perhaps some) of the reboots are justified.
Matt and his wife, Danielle, interview fellow Anselm Arts Guild member Amy Lee and discuss Amy's new book "This Homeward Ache" and discuss what it means that God has set eternity in the hearts of man and how longing influences our lives.
Matt, Christina, and Evangeline discuss the concept of limitations as artists. While limitless possibilities may seem like what is needed to create, perhaps the best way to create is not boundless possibilities, but limits.
Evangeline and her brother Dr. John Case Tompkins sit down with Brandy Vallance to discuss symbols and symbolic language and their relationship with the Christian imagination.
Matt talks with writer G Connor Salter about his recent article on the classic book and movie The Princess Bride.
Matt, Mandy, and Evangeline discuss cynicism in literature and what makes the difference between a good cynical story and a bad cynical story.
Christina and Evangeline chat with A.D. Rhine (Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson), the writer duo behind the novel Horses of Fire.
